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Welcome to the forum. You'll find the full range of modelers, from just build it and have fun guys, to the ultra hardcore, this is off by .1mm guys..so you'll find no trouble fitting in somewhere.
As for your questions, I use Bondo glazing putty. You get it in tubes in the body/paint section of your local autoparts store. It's xlene based, so it will bite into the plastic and not flake off. It also sand really easy. You can thin it with acetone (nail polish remover), but I find it dries too fast that way and will shrink. I prime everything with automotive lacquer primer and it ends up with the same texture as the plastic once overcoated.
The nice thing about auto products is you can get much large quantities for less money. A big spray can of primer costs less than the little model specific spray cans.
For complicated biplanes, a lot of guys use legos. I use whatever's handy...paint bottles, scraps of balsa wood, etc...combinations.. Be creative...there's no need to spend much money to get the wing at the right height.
Enjoy the forum and the WWI models.
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